Healers need an overhaul

[Somnolence]

I think I already posted this in this thread some time ago, so just reminding everyone that Blue Mage can handle Omega Savage raid healing by using only 3-5 slots out of 24 for healer spells. So it still has DPS tools like Moon flute burst windows.


Nothing in the raid design has chanced since to make this playstyle unviable.

[MagiusNecros]

I think I already posted this in this thread some time ago, so just reminding everyone that Blue Mage can handle Omega Savage raid healing by using only 3-5 slots out of 24 for healer spells. So it still has DPS tools like Moon flute burst windows.


Nothing in the raid design has chanced since to make this playstyle unviable.

Well Blue Mage is the best job in the game and the only engaging healer to play as with good heals and a DPS kit.

It's also prominently used to solo dungeons because BI + Healer Mimic makes Pom Cure a Benediction every cast.

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Low Healer damage would be fine if Healer duties involved Healing/Shielding, buffing the party, debuffing the boss/trash packs(ironically BLU is the only one that can inflict Damage Down and has a castable Silence) and preventing debuffs from occurring or applying affects that removed debuffs without the need to cast Esuna.

Warden's Paean from Bard would be a perfect healer support skill to have.

The way Healers are designed makes it hard to consider picking one up.